Complaint volume
954 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2019 Ford F-150 Complaints
954 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2019 Ford F-150, grouped by component category.
954 Total complaints
14 Crash reports
5 Fire reports
10 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are power train, engine, unknown or other. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 14 crash reports, 5 fire reports, 10 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 370 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 59,605 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to power train, engine, unknown or other?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2019 Ford F-150?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2019 Ford F-150
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How severe are the 2019 Ford F-150 complaints?
14 Crash
5 Fire
10 Injury
0 Fatality
23 Towed
9 Medical attention
What are the most common 2019 Ford F-150 complaint categories?
POWER TRAIN 365
ENGINE 139
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 54
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 41
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 38
BACK OVER PREVENTION 21
STRUCTURE 19
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 12
AIR BAGS 11
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION 10
954 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2020 | ENGINE | DRIVING ON A ROAD AND THE TRUCK ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF, DISPLAYED AN ERROR MESSAGE ON THE SCREEN SHOWING "AUTO STOP/START, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART ENGINE" ( I DONT USE THE AUTO STOP/START FEATURE) THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO ASAP THE VEHICAL MODEL SHUTTING DOWN RANDOMLY POSSIBLY LEADING INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DEATH. | Crash: No Fire: No | 34,000 |
| Aug 2020 | ENGINE | RATTLE ON COLD START. SOUNDS LIKE TIMING CHAIN RATTLE OR PHASERS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 31,000 |
| Aug 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | I WAS DECELERATING DOWN A HILL. I WAS STILL DOING ABOUT 20 MPH WHILE BRAKING AND I RECEIVED AN ERROR SAYING 'AUTO STARTSTOP SHIFT TO P, THEN RESTART ENGINE' AND MY ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND HAD TO COAST MYSELF TO SOMEWHERE AS CLOSE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS POSSIBLE. THANK GOD THIS HAPPENED ON A LOCAL RD AND NOT A HIGHWAY. I PROCEEDED TO SHIFT TO P AND RESTART THE VEHICLE 4 TIMES UNTIL IT ALLOWED ME TO SHIFT TO DRIVE AND IT ACTUALLY ENGAGE SO I COULD CONTINUE DRIVING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND THE TRUCK IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,788 |
| Aug 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | 1. ENGINE BEGINS TO RUN ROUGH DURING HIGH SPEEDS. 2. REAR CABIN NOISE WHILE DRIVING (HEAR OUTSIDE NOISES LIKE A WINDOW IS OPEN). | Crash: No Fire: No | 278 |
| Aug 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. WHEN I APPROACHED A STOPLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND STALL. AS SOON AS I PLACED THE ENGINE IN PARK, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT WAS NOT GOING TO STALL. IT STILL HAD SOME SHAKING GOING ON. AT THE NEXT TRAFFIC LIGHT, I STAYED IN DRIVE AND THE ENGINE DIED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND GET HOME. DURING THIS TIME I WAS USING NO OTHER FEATURES IN THE TRUCK. NOTHING WAS CHARGING, THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS OFF, THE LIGHTS WERE OFF, AND THE RADIO WAS OFF. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM, AND THEY WOULD NOT EVEN LOOK AT IT. I CALLED SEVERAL OTHER FORD DEALERSHIPS IN THE NEARBY AREA, AND THEY WOULD NOT LOOK AT IT CITING EITHER COVID REASONS OR NO TECHNICIANS ON HAND. | Crash: No Fire: No | 19,170 |
| Aug 2020 | SUSPENSION | WHEN DRIVING 5 MPH TO 15 MPH AND GOING OVER BUMPS THERE IS A POPPING NOISE FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREA. THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT IS ALSO OFF. THE POSITION OF THE STEERING WHEEL IS ABOUT 5 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. | Crash: No Fire: No | 8,100 |
| Aug 2020 | POWER TRAIN | FROM 4TH TO 10TH GEAR THE TRANSMISSION IS HUNTING / SURGING. THIS IS WORSE IN A DOWNSHIFT FROM 10TH TO 9TH AND FROM 9TH TO 8TH. IT IS EXTREMELY AGGRAVATING TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE AND HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS THE TRANSMISSION ACTING DIFFERENT TO MY DRIVING STYLE BECAUSE IT IS ADAPTED TO HOW MY WIFE DRIVES. THAT'S A TERRIBLE EXCUSE FOR ALL FORD EMPLOYEES TO USE BECAUSE FORD HASN'T GIVEN THEM A CLEAR ANSWER. THIS DESIGN FLAW SHOULD BE RECTIFIED. THIS IS THE DREAM TRUCK MY WIFE AND I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED. WE DECIDED TO SPEND A LITTLE MORE THAN WE SHOULD HAVE TO GET WHAT WE WANTED AND WE HAVE BEEN ENTIRELY LET DOWN. PLEASE FIX THIS, FORD. DO THE RIGHT THING. | Crash: No Fire: No | 7,000 |
| Aug 2020 | STRUCTURE | ALL 4 DOORS CREAK WHEN OPENING FROM HALF OPEN TO FULL OPEN. I CAN HEAR THE CREAKING COMING FROM THE HINGES AND THE DOOR CHECK RODS. IT STARTED AT APRX 6000 MILES 3 MONTHS AGO WITH THE DRIVER FRONT DOOR ONLY. THEN PROGRESSED TO ALL 4 DOORS. I NOW HAVE 9460 MILES. | Crash: No Fire: No | 9,460 |
| Jul 2020 | ENGINE | 2019 F-150 - 3.5L ECOBOOST, ON A COLD START THERE IS A TICKING-TAPPING OR RATTLE NOISE | Crash: No Fire: No | 20,000 |
| Jul 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | COLLISION ALERT RANDOMLY GOES OFF | Crash: No Fire: No | 26,000 |
| Jul 2020 | POWER TRAIN | I BOUGHT NEW IN JUNE 2019 THE FOLLOWING MONTH THE TRANSMISSION UPSHIFTS DOWNSHIFTS EXTREMELY HARSH FROM GEARS 3,4,5,6 TRANSMISSION ALSO OVER REVS LIKE CLUTCH IS HELD IN WHEN UPSHIFTING. VEHICLE WILL DROP DOWN 5 GEARS FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN COMING TO STOPS IT SOMETIMES LURCHES FORWARD FAST ALMOST REAR ENDING CARS MULTIPLE TIMES. IT HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED, SERVICED MULTIPLE TIMES, TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY WAS REPLACED AND STILL TO THIS DAY PROBLEM GETTING WORSE. MY FORD SHOP PUT A FLIGHT RECORDER IN AND VERIFIED ALL THE ISSUES. WAITING FOR FORD ENGINEERS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. 2 OTHER ISSUES THAT STARTED ALMOST DAY ONE WAS REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAKED, FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SOLENOIDS REPLACED ALONG WITH 4X4 WHEEL HUBS. MY FORD MECHANICS ARE GREAT BUT IT'S FORD MOCO THAT IS THE ISSUE. MY FORD REPAIR SHOP IS WAITING FOR THEM TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. I DON'T HALL OR TOW ANYTHING IN THIS TRUCK. IT'S USED LIKE A CAR. | Crash: No Fire: No | 3,800 |
| Jul 2020 | ENGINE | THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 13,500 MILES ON IT AND IT CONSUMES OIL DRAMATICALLY AND THERE IS AN OFF THROTTLE RATTLE IN THE ENGINE. ADDITIONALLY, ONE OF THE CYLINDERS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE FIRING AND IT HAS NO OIL PRESSURE. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK ON THE INTERSTATE WITH ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL TURNED ON. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO AUTOMATICALLY SLOW AS I APPROACHED A VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. AS I CHANGED LANES TO PASS, THE SYSTEM SAW THERE WAS NOTHING AHEAD OF ME, THEN DOWNSHIFTED FROM 10TH GEAR TO 5TH GEAR WITH A VERY LOUD "KLUNK". SINCE I HAD THE ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED TO OVERRIDE THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE AS I CHANGED LANES, THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY AND ABRUPTLY ACCELERATED. I WAS THROWN BACK IN MY SEAT AND MOMENTARILY LOST FULL CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I ESTIMATE I WAS GOING 65-70 MPH AND THE DOWNSHIFT TO 5TH GEAR AND QUICK ACCELERATION WAS EXTREMELY UNNERVING. I CATEGORIZE THIS COMPLAINT AS A POWERTRAIN ISSUE BECAUSE I WAS OVERRIDING THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE AT THE TIME AND THIS ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT AND THE ENGINE POWER TOGETHER. THE DATE I PROVIDED IS AN ESTIMATED DATE. *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | 12,000 |
| Jun 2020 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | FORD ISSUED A DAY RUNNING LIGHT (DRL) RECALL ON SOME 2019/2020 F 150 VEHICLES WHERE SOME VEHICLES HAD DRLS THAT WOULD REMAIN DAYTIME BRIGHT WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON. AFTER FORD'S FIX IS APPLIED, ALL TRUCK LIGHTS, EXCEPT HEADLIGHTS (SIDE MARKER, TAG LIGHTS, FRONT LIGHTS, TRAILER LIGHTS) ARE ON AT ALL TIMES UNLESS THE LIGHT SWITCH IS MANUALLY TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. IN THE OFF POSITION, THE DRLS ARE OFF TOO. SINCE THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO TURN OFF THE UNNECESSARY LIGHTING, IT PUTS THE DRIVER INTO A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE DRLS ARE OFF. STATES REQUIRE DRLS TO BE ON ESPECIALLY DURING POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS. FORD HAS MANAGED TO TOTALLY SCREW UP EXTERIOR LIGHTING BY CREATING A FIX THAT DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY SIMPLY TURNED ON ALL LIGHTS ALL THE TIME. IN RESPONSE TO ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM, FORD STATES THAT EXTERIOR LIGHTS WILL BE ON WHEN THE LIGHT SWITCH IS IN ANY POSITION EXCEPT OFF. SO THEY KNOW THE FIX THEY PROVIDED DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY, BUT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION THAT MAKES EXTERIOR LIGHTING OPERATE NORMALLY. THAT IS, DRLS ARE ON DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS, WITHOUT ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTING BEING ON. BESIDES THE SAFETY FACTOR, OVERALL LIGHT FAILURES WILL INCREASE WITH TIME SINCE THERE ON FULL TIME. *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | 22,000 |
| Jun 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | MY F150 2019 WHEN COMING TO THE STOP BRAKE PEDAL IS GOING DOWN AND WHEN HOLDING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT THE LIGHT IT GOING SLOWLY TO THE FLOOR. OVER ALL THE BRAKE PEDAL IS BEHAVING DIFFERENTLY EACH TIME I USE THE BRAKES ALTHOUGH EACH TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL IS GOING TOWARD THE FLOOR SLOWLY. TAKEN TO FORD DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. I ALMOST REAR-ENDED SOMEONE SO TODAY I TOOK THE VEHICLE SECOND TIME TO ANOTHER FORD DEALER AND NOW WAITING FOR THE OUTCOME. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE DRIVING SUCH A LARGE VEHICLE WITH THIS TYPE OF BRAKE BEHAVE. TRUCK HAVE ONLY LESS THAN 12000 MILES. *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | 11,640 |
| May 2020 | POWER TRAIN | I RECENTLY JUST PURCHASED MY 2019 FORD F150 WITH THE 10 SPEED TRANSMISSION. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN MAKING THIS CLUNKING SOUND AND JERKS VERY HARD. THESE TRUCKS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE THEM CLUNK AND SHIFT HARD AND JERK. FORD NEEDS TO FIND A SOLUTION TO FIX THESE ISSUES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. IT ALSO LURCHES WHEN ITS DOWNSHIFTING WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | 29,643 |
| May 2020 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,WHEELS | HIGH AMPLITUDE VIBRATION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. MOST NOTICEABLE BETWEEN 50 AND 70MPH. I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DETERMINED THE RING AND PINION GEARS NEEDED REPLACING AT 4200 MILES. VIBRATION PERSISTED, SO I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY TRIED ROADFORCE BALANCING THE WHEELS/TIRES AND CHECKING FOR RUNOUT. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM EITHER. THEN THEY TRIED REPLACING WHEELS AND TIRES ALL TOGETHER, STILL WITH NO SUCCESS. *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,200 |
| May 2020 | STEERING,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I JUST BOUGHT MY TRUCK AND HAVE HONKED MY HORN TWO TIMES. BOTH TIMES THE PERFORATED SEAL FOR THE AIRBAG HAS SPLIT OPEN. I GOT IT REPAIRED THE FIRST TIME AND NOW I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET IT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THIS IS A DEFECT, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO APPLY PRESSURE TO HONK A HORN. ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE PULLS OUT IN FRONT OF YOU AND YOU HAVE TO ABRUPTLY APPLY THE BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME AS HONKING. THIS CREATES A FORWARD FORCE THAT MAKES YOU PRESS HARDER AS WELL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL, AS I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE AIRBAG NOW, IF IT WILL WORK AT ALL, OR IF IT WILL DEPLOY FOR NO REASON AND INJURE ME. BOTH TIMES I WAS DRIVING, BUT ONLY THE FIRST TIME DID I HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD, THE SECOND TIME WAS A NORMAL HONK WITH LIGHT TO MEDIUM PRESSURE. *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | 800 |
| Apr 2020 | POWER TRAIN | THE TRUCK IS 3.5 ECO BOOST WITH THE 10R80 TRANSMISSION WITH 3.55 GEARS. THE TRUCK HAS A BAD VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THAT VARIES IN SEVERITY DEPENDING ON LOAD IN THE BED. DOWNSHIFTS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ARE VIOLENT AND UNPREDICTABLE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,300 |
| Apr 2020 | POWER TRAIN | BRAND NEW TRUCK EXPERIENCING ROUGH DOWNSHIFTING WHILE APPROACHING NORMAL STOPS. ALSO UPON BEGINNING ACCELERATION, GEARS MAY SEEM TO SLIP AND REV, SIMILAR TO CLUTCH BEING APPLIED AND ENGINE REVVING, THEN CATCHES A GEAR AND LURCHES FORWARD. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AT END OF BACKING UP AND SHIFTING TO DRIVE, FELT AND HEARD A LOUD 'CLUNK' IN REAR DIFFERENTIAL AREA. NEVER HAD A VEHICLE DO ANY OF THIS. CALLED FORD SERVICE AND HE SAID, ' YOU'VE NEVER HAD A 10 SPEED TRANSMISSION, HAVE YOU'. OF COURSE NOT, IT IS NEW TECHNOLOGY. *TR | Crash: No Fire: No | 1,000 |
| Mar 2020 | POWER TRAIN | I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT THE FORD F150 TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND I BELIEVE MY TRUCK ALSO HAS THE ISSUES OF HESITATION IN SHIFTING, THOUGHT I WAS IMAGINING THINGS BUT IT HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK 3 MONTHS AGO. | Crash: No Fire: No | 3,000 |
| Mar 2020 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2019 FORD F-150. THE VEHICLE WAS T-BONED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WENT DOWN INTO A DITCH AND CONTINUED TO SLIDE INTO BRANCHES AND BUSHES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAD ALSO SEPARATED FROM THE SEAT FRAMING. THE WHOLE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS SMASHED IN WITH THE ROOF DAMAGED INCLUDING THE SIDE AND BACK WINDOWS. THE FRAME WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE FOR NECK INJURIES. THE OTHER DRIVER AND HER PASSENGER WERE AIR LIFTED AND TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL AS WELL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS STILL INVESTIGATING AND HAD NOT YET OFFICIALLY TOTALED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE DEALER DEERY BROTHERS FORD LINCOLN (2343 MORMON TREK BLVD, IOWA CITY, IA 52246 319-337-4600) WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE AIR BAG FAILURE HOWEVER, OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BUT REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Injuries: 3 Towed Medical attention | 5,000 |
| Mar 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK TWO TIMES DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. TRANSMISSION WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED FOR A FRONT PUMP NOISE AT 500 KMS. TRUCK HAS 11,000 KMS ON IT TOWED IN TWICE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 6,500 |
| Feb 2020 | STRUCTURE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE SECURITY ALARM WAS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT SAW THAT THE TAIL GATE WAS OPEN. THE TAILGATE WAS CLOSED AND THE ALARM DEACTIVATED. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER GULLO FORD OF CONROE LOCATED AT 925 INTERSTATE 45 S, CONROE, TX 77301, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,800. | Crash: No Fire: No | 8,800 |
| Feb 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THERE IS A COVER MADE OF PLASTIC UNDER THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS HELD ON BY 4 SMALL BOLTS WITH BIG WASHERS. DRIVING IN STRONG WINDS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE BACK 2 PLASTIC HOLDERS BROKE. THIS APPROXIMATE 34 INCHES ACROSS PLASTIC IS HANGING DOWN. SEEMS TO ME IT IS GUARDING SOME VITAL PARTS UNDER THERE. SURE WARRANTY WILL REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER PIECE OF PLASTIC WHICH WILL SURELY FAIL IN TIME. THEN IT WILL BE MY EXPENSE. WHEN I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HE KNEW RIGHT AWAY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, AND HAD THEM ON HAND. SHOULD BE MADE OUT OF A THICKER METAL, EVEN ALUMINUM. | Crash: No Fire: No | 26,500 |